What are the responsibilities and job description for the Able Bodied Seaman position at Savage Services?
Come work with us! Savage has been designated by USA Today as a Top Workplace and also received recognition as a Military Friendly Employer and a Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation.
Military Veterans and Reservists are encouraged to apply.
Benefits you receive when working with Savage:
Military Veterans and Reservists are encouraged to apply.
Benefits you receive when working with Savage:
- Travel assistance to & from vessel paid for by employer
- A culture that appreciates team members
- Profit Sharing
- Excellent Benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match
- Opportunity for growth
- A commitment to helping our team members do things that they never dreamed possible
- Perform watch standing duties to include lookout, security rounds, sanitation, cooking, and line handling.
- Perform deck duties to include work/training/drills/exercises in enclosed spaces, at heights, and
- As a member of the vessel emergency response team respond to emergency situations including fire, flood, man overboard, and abandon ship.
- Assist with the cargo transfer operations to include assistance with hook up/disconnect functions, ballast operations, machinery inspection, and maintenance of deck and cargo systems.
- Assist with the operation, inspection, and maintenance of the vessel’s deck machinery, firefighting, lifesaving, and safety equipment.
- USCG Merchant Mariner Credential international and national endorsements:
- Must hold the following International STCW Endorsements:
- STCW Basic Safety Training (STCW VI/1),
- PSC (STCW VI/2),
- Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties (VPDSD) (STCW VI/6)
- Preferred International Endorsements:
- Able Seafarer-Deck (STCW II/5),
- RFPNW (STCW II/4),
- Must hold the following National Endorsements:
- Able Bodied Seaman,
- Lifeboatman,
- Ordinary Seaman,
- Steward’s Department (F.H.)
- Preferred National Endorsement: Tankerman Assistant limited to Dangerous Liquid (DL) Cargoes PIC
- Must hold a valid TWIC card and U.S. Passport
- High School diploma
- Maritime Academy graduate preferred
- ABS Nautical Systems NS5 experience preferred
- Able to work in confined spaces, carrying heavy tools, climbing and descending ladders, consistently asked to lift and carry loads greater than 25 pounds
- Must have current USCG STCW Medical Certificate, renewed every 2 years
- A complete job description is available upon request
- Savage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace
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